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[TEPCO] failed to locate melted nuclear fuel inside the No. 1 reactor at the disaster-stricken Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant… [T]he latest survey on the No. 1 reactor also failed to obtain data necessary to extract melted fuel, such as where the fuel is located. Therefore, the utility is compelled to consider fetching melted […]

Moscow has vetoed a draft resolution submitted to the UN Security Council which demands that Damascus grant full access to UN inspectors at any military site in Syria, under the threat of military action. ”The result of the vote is as follows: ten votes in favor, two votes against, three abstentions. The draft resolution has […]

Russia has information of a potential incident similar to the alleged chemical attack in Idlib province, possibly targeting a Damascus suburb, President Vladimir Putin said. The goal is to discredit the government of Syrian President Assad, he added. “We have reports from multiple sources that false flags like this one – and I cannot call […]

The chief said that the spending increase demand is not about satisfying Donald Trump, but because of Europe’s proximity to countries such as Russia, Syria and Iraq. Mr Stoltenberg said: “For me it’s decisive that the US and Germany agree that we have to invest more in our security. “It’s about Europe’s security. Europe is […]

Leaked documents from George Soros’ Open Society Foundations reveal how Soros works to defeat populist candidates and movements in Europe. Soros, a U.S. citizen, uses a network of nonprofits and partner organizations across Europe to try and affect the outcomes of elections in foreign countries, the documents show…

Mrs. May criticised the National Trust, a major charity that preserves many of Britain’s historic sites, saying she did not know “what they are thinking”. The Trust holds an Easter egg hunt that sees thousands of children search for chocolate eggs at many of its properties each year. However, this year it has been rebranded […]

Almost 270,000 Syrians in Germany have the right to bring over family members, according to a report in German tabloid Bild. Bild released figures Wednesday showing 431,376 Syrians applied for asylum in Germany in 2015 and 2016. More than half of them, 267,500, are entitled to family reunification under German law. The report estimates the […]

“London is more Islamic than many Muslim countries put together”, according to Maulana Syed Raza Rizvi, one of the Islamic preachers who now lead “Londonistan”, as the journalist Melanie Phillips has called the English capital. No, Rizvi is not a right-wing extremist. Wole Soyinka, a Nobel Laureate for Literature, was less generous; he called the […]

Venezuela’s socialist government stripped its congress of power late Thursday in what opposition leaders are calling a coup. Venezuela’s Supreme Court ruled that all powers vested under the legislative body will be transferred to the country’s highest court. Venezuela’s opposition legislators are calling this a coup, as the ruling effectively cedes total control of the […]

New evidence indicates that Oleg Deripaska, the Russian billionaire who paid $10 million a year to Paul Manafort between 2004 and 2009, has been in business since 2004 in Guyana with a politically powerful crime family involved in international drug trafficking whose most famous member is a drug pilot who had also been the chief […]

Budapest has kicked off a nationwide campaign aimed at reducing Brussels’ influence on the nation: a questionnaire dubbed “Let’s stop Brussels!” has been recently sent out to the Hungarian public. The questionnaire consists of six questions about how to deal with EU policies, including the most controversial issues — the refugee crisis and the activities […]

A nail bomb thrown onto a train by a suspected terrorist has ripped through a carriage in St Petersburg killing at least 12 people and injuring 50 more today. The terrifying incident, which is being investigated as a terror attack, took place on a train that was travelling between Sennaya Ploshchad and Sadovaya metro stations…

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European Union boss Jean-Claude Juncker this afternoon issued a jaw-dropping threat to the United States, saying he could campaign to break up the country in revenge for Donald Trump’s supportive comments about Brexit. In an extraordinary speech the EU Commission president said he would push for Ohio and Texas to split from the rest of […]

The European Union’s Brexit bargaining position has been significantly weakened because of an article in the Lisbon Treaty stating neighbouring countries must be treated with “neighbourliness” and be allowed to prosper. Article 8 of the Lisbon Treaty states: “The Union shall develop a special relationship with neighbouring countries, aiming to establish an area of prosperity […]

Israel’s security cabinet on Thursday approved the building of the first new settlement in the occupied West Bank in two decades, even as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu negotiates with Washington on a possible curb on settlement activity. The unanimous vote in favor of construction of the new settlement in an area called Emek Shilo came […]

UK authorities are facing an increased terror threat from battle-hardened fighters returning from Mosul and other conflict zones in Iraq and Syria. Security sources have told Sky News more than 400 former fighters are now believed to be back in Britain. The authorities believe there is a growing risk the UK could suffer the kind […]

Judge Anuar Gonzalez Hemadi ruled on Monday that the crime had not been proven and the man should be immediately released, arguing that, while the man had touched the victim and penetrated her with his fingers, he had acted without sexual intent and was, thus, not guilty of assault. Cruz Alonso “touched the minor and, […]

The Article 50 notification letter has formally been delivered to the EU! The Article 50 letter. #Brexit pic.twitter.com/SO5R5BTvhw — Donald Tusk (@eucopresident) March 29, 2017 – A two year process now kicks off on our nation’s road to independence. Either the UK does a sensible, mutually beneficial deal with the EU or the country leaves […]

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A SECOND “Doomsday Vault” has just opened in the frozen Arctic wastes of Svalbard in Norway. The huge storage facility is designed to hold vast amounts of data using a newly devised long-lasting storage method. It is hoped countries will choose to store digitised versions of their most important books and documents in the vast […]

Far away from the public eye and amidst relatively little fanfare compared to other official visits of leaders elsewhere across the world, both the Saudi King and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu were both just recently in China to clinch dozens of deals. The mainstream media reported on these events, though they were conspicuously absent from […]

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